Short Actresses and Female Celebrities

1. Dove Cameron

Dove Olivia Cameron was born Chloe Celeste Hosterman on January 15, 1996 in Bainbridge Island, Washington to Bonnie J. Wallace, an acting coach & Philip Alan Hosterman, a chief executive officer/founder of Kandahar Trading Company. She's known for playing a dual role as the eponymous characters in ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Actress best known for the movie "Descendants" and the TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and "Liv and Maddie"

2. Paula Abdul

Actress | Robots

Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she started college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring in TV and ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Best known as one of the original judges on "American Idol"; is a two-time Grammy winner

Her debut studio album reached number 1 on the Billboard 200, where it stayed for 10 weeks and was certified 7x platinum

3. Christina Aguilera

Soundtrack | The Voice

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. ...

5'1½" (1.56 m)

Has won 5 Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy; has sold over 75 million records worldwide

4. Freema Agyeman

Actress | Doctor Who

Freema Agyeman is a British actress who is known for playing Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2007-2010), Alesha Phillips in crime procedural drama Law & Order: UK (2009-2011), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama Sense8 (2015-2018), and Dr. Helen Sharpe in ...

5'1½" (1.56 m)

British actress best known for the TV series "Dr. Who" and "Law and Order:UK"

5. Jhené Aiko

Soundtrack | Creed

Jhené Aiko was born on March 16, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Creed (2015), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Creed II (2018). She was previously married to Dot Da Genius.

5'1½" (1.56 m)

American singer and songwriter

6. Anna Akana

Actress | Jupiter's Legacy

Anna Akana was born on August 18, 1989 in Monterey, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Jupiter's Legacy (2021), Let It Snow (2019) and Ant-Man (2015).

5'1" (1.55 m)

American actress best known for the TV series "Corporate", "Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins", and "Miss 2059"

7. Debbie Allen

Producer | Fame

Deborah Kaye Allen was born in Houston, Texas, to African-American parents, Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Debbie, her older brother, Andrew (called Tex), and her older sister, actress Phylicia Rashad, lived in Mexico to ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Multi-talented actress, choreographer, director, and producer; has won a Golden Globe Award and 3 Emmy Awards; also a 2-time Tony Award nominee

Best known for the TV shows "Fame", "Grey's Anatomy", "S.W.A.T.", "In the House", "A Different World", the movie "Amistad", and many others

8. Lily Allen

Actress | Elizabeth

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

British singer and Grammy Award nominee

Daughter of actor Keith Allen

9. Gabrielle Anwar

Actress | The Three Musketeers

Her father is Tariq Anwar and her mother is Shireen Anwar. Anwar attended Laleham Church of England Primary and Middle School from 1975 to 1982. Trinian's sketch in the school concert of 1982 gave an early indication of her theatrical leanings. She studied at the London drama and dance school, "...

5'2" (1.57 m)

British actress best known for the TV series "Burn Notice", "Once Upon a Time," and "The Tudors"; also for the movies "Scent of a Woman" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead"

10. Fiona Apple

Soundtrack | Pleasantville

Daughter of former singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. She was classically trained as a pianist as a child and began composing songs when she was eight years old. She crafted a demo tape while in Los Angeles finishing High School. When she returned home to New York for Christmas one of ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

American singer, songwriter, and musician; daughter of actor Brandon Maggart

Is a Grammy Award winner and 8-time Grammy Award nominee

11. Patricia Arquette

Actress | Boyhood

With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed ...

5'1½" (1.56 m)

Has won an Academy Award, BAFTA, 3 Golden Globe Awards, and 2 Emmy Awards

Best known for the TV shows "Medium", "Boardwalk Empire", and the mini-series "Escape at Dannemora"

Also starred in the movies "Betrayed by Love", "True Romance", and "Stigmata"

12. Essence Atkins

Actress | A Haunted House

Essence Atkins was born on February 7, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for A Haunted House (2013), How High (2001) and Same Difference (2019). She was previously married to Jaime Mendez.

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV series "Marlon", "Are We There Yet", and "Half and Half"

13. Coco Austin

Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Nicole Austin was born in 1979 in Palos Verdes, California. Austin later lived in Albequerque, New Mexico at the age of 10. She began dancing and acting during her childhood and teenage years. Once becoming an adult, Austin began to modeling in swimsuit competitions, calendars, catalogs and videos....

5'1½" (1.56 m)

Model and reality TV actress married to actor and rapper Ice-T

14. Awkwafina

Actress | Ocean's Eight

Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress and rapper. She has played supporting roles in the comedy films Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and her leading role in the comedy-drama The Farewell (2019) earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination.

She ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

American actress and rapper best known for the movies "Crazy Rich Asians", "The Farewell", and "Oceans 8"

15. Cardi B

Actress | Hustlers

Cardi B was born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar on October 11, 1992 in Manhattan, New York City, New York & raised in The Bronx, New York City, New York. She became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos became popular on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Grammy Award-winning singer and reality TV star

(Various sites have listed her height from 5'1" - 5'6")

16. Erykah Badu

Actress | The Cider House Rules

Erykah Badu was born on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Cider House Rules (1999), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and What Men Want (2019).

5'0" (1.52 m)

Singer-songwriter who first album, Baduizm, was certified triple platinum

17. Halle Bailey

Actress | The Little Mermaid

Halle Bailey was born on March 27, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Little Mermaid (2023), The Color Purple (2023) and Last Holiday (2006).

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the movie "The Little Mermaid" and the TV show "Grown-ish"

18. Anita Baker

Soundtrack | Blockers

Anita was born January 26, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She began singing in church choir when she was 12 and at 16 sang in a local group along with high school friends. In 1975 she successfully auditioned for the group Chapter 8, having been approached by bass player ...

4'11" (1.50 m)

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter

19. Fairuza Balk

Actress | The Craft

"Fairuza!" ("Turquoise" in Farsi), her father exclaimed as he saw her blue eyes: Fairuza Alejandra Balk had just been born on May 21, 1974 in Point Reyes, California. Her father, Solomon Ben Feldthouse, was a traveling musician originally from Idaho, and her mother, Cathryn Balk, was a belly dancer...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the movies "The Craft" and "Almost Famous" and the TV show "Ray Donovan"

20. Kristen Bell

Actress | Frozen

Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for starring in the TV show "Veronica Mars" and the movies "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "The Good Place"; is married to actor Dax Shepard

21. Pat Benatar

Soundtrack | Deadpool 2

Pat Benatar was born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn and raised in suburban Lindenhurst, Long Island. Her mother Millie had sacrificed her own career as an opera singer to bring up Pat and son Andrew. Years later, it was Pat who sang classically, honing the powers of her 4.5-octave voice as a ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

American singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy Award winner

22. Bhad Bhabie

Actress | Drugstore June

Bhad Bhabie was born on March 26, 2003 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Drugstore June (2024), Bhad Bhabie Feat. Kodak Black: Bestie (2019) and Bhad Bhabie: Mama Don't Worry (Still Ain't Dirty) (2017).

5'0" (1.52 )

American rapper who parlayed an appearance on the "Dr. Phil Show" into a successful music career

Is the youngest female rapper to ever appear on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart

23. Simone Biles

Actress | Black·ish

Simone Biles was born on March 14, 1997 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Black-ish (2014), Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) and Mack & Moxy (2015). She has been married to Jonathan Owens since April 22, 2023.

4'8" (1.42 m)

Is the most decorated gymnast in the world

24. Rachel Bilson

Actress | Jumper

Rachel Bilson was born in Los Angeles, to Janice (Stango), a sex therapist, and Danny Bilson. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is of Italian descent. She began acting while still at Notre Dame High School. She graduated high school in 1999 and went to Grossmont College but dropped out ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Hart of Dixie" and "The O.C.", and the movies "Jumper" and "The Last Kiss"

25. Nikki Blonsky

Actress | Hairspray

Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and Internet personality, who is best known for her breakthrough role as Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray (2007), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and a ...

4'10" (1.47 m)

American actress best known for the movie "Hairspray"

26. Lisa Bonet

Actress | Angel Heart

Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. Her father was African-American and her mother ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for starring in the TV shows "The Cosby Show", "A Different World" and "Ray Donovan", and the movie "Angel Heart"

Is the mother of actress Zoe Kravitz; is married to actor Jason Momoa; formerly married to singer and musician Lenny Kravitz

27. Alex Borstein

Actress | Family Guy

Alex Borstein is a Chicago-born American actress, known for her work on the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999), Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005), Bad Santa (2003), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017). Borstein became a MADtv cast member in 1997, during the sketch comedy show's third season. ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Best known for the TV series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "MADtv", and "Shameless"

28. Toni Braxton

Soundtrack | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

Toni Braxton was born on October 7, 1966 in Severn, Maryland, USA. She is a music artist and producer, known for The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012), Boomerang (1992) and Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016). She was previously married to Keri Lewis.

5'1" (1.55m)

Is a seven-time Grammy winner who ha old over 70 million records worldwide

29. Abigail Breslin

Actress | Little Miss Sunshine

Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.

Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015)...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Academy Award nominee best known for the movie "Little Miss Sunshine", "August:Osage County", and the TV series "Scream Queens"

30. Emily Browning

Actress | A Series of Unfortunate Events

Australian actress Emily Browning was born in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia, to Shelley and Andrew Browning. She has two younger brothers. Her start in acting came after a classmate's father, involved in the acting business, noticed her "acting all ditsy" in a school play. Emily found an agent and ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Australian actress best known for the movies "A Series of Unfortunate Events", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Legend"; also for the TV shows "American Gods" and "The Affair"

31. Logan Browning

Actress | The Perfection

Logan Browning was born on June 9, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Perfection (2018), Bratz (2007) and Powers (2015).

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for the TV series "Dear White People" and "Hit the Floor"

32. Candace Cameron Bure

Actress | Full House

Candace Helaine Cameron Bure was the youngest of four children, born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California to Robert and Barbara Cameron. Following in the footsteps of her older brother Kirk Cameron, (who played Mike Seaver for 7 seasons on the hit show Growing Pains (1985)), Candace decided to...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Actress best known for the TV shows "Full House" and "Fuller House"

33. Camila Cabello

Soundtrack | Cinderella

Camila was born on March 3, 1997 in Havana, Cuba. In 2012, she auditioned for the X-Factor and joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony, in which she was known as the lead singer. Cabello and her band-mates released one EP and two studio albums. Her departure from the group was announced in December 18th...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Cuban singer who was lead singer of the group Fifth Harmony before going solo; her debut album reached Number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified platinum

Is a two-time Grammy Award nominee

34. Aimee Carrero

Actress | The Menu

Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended the Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School and graduated in 2006. Aimee first began her professional acting career in 2007. Holding a strong base for television appearances, Aimee's...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Actress best known for the TV series "Level Up" and "The Awakening"

35. Helena Bonham Carter

Actress | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Helena Bonham Carter is an actress of great versatility, one of the UK's finest and most successful.

Bonham Carter was born May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, the youngest of three children of Elena (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, and Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

English actress who is a two-time Oscar nominee

Best known for the TV series "The Crown" and the movies "Planet of the Apes," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and "Les Miserables"

36. Lacey Chabert

Actress | Mean Girls

Lacey Nicole Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, to Julie (Johnson) and Tony Chabert, a representative for an oil company. She is of Cajun (French), Italian, English, and Scottish ancestry. Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Former child actress best known for the TV series "Party of Five" and "Lost in Space" and the movie "Mean Girls"

37. Kristin Chenoweth

Actress | Pushing Daisies

Kristin Chenoweth is an American stage, screen and television actress, though, depending on who you ask, Chenoweth fans may disagree on what her most famous roles are. Since Chenoweth began her career, she has been credited with roles in musicals and plays on and off-Broadway, on various television...

4'11" (1.50 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Kristin", "The West Wing", and "Glee"

38. Anna Chlumsky

Actress | My Girl

Anna Maria Chlumsky is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its 1994 sequel. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky's career entered a hiatus while she attended college. She returned to acting with roles in ...

5'2" (1.56 m)

Former child actress best known for the movie "My Girl" and the TV show "Veep"

39. Blac Chyna

Actress | Only CAM: LA

Blac Chyna was born on May 11, 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Only CAM: LA (2020), #FightClub Blood Out and Women of the Jury (2023).

5'2" (1.57 m)

Reality show star and former stunt double for singer Nicki Minaj

40. Emilia Clarke

Actress | Game of Thrones

British actress Emilia Clarke was born in London and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. Her father was a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. This is when, at the age ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

British actress best known for starring on the TV series "Game of Thrones"; BAFTA winner and four-time Grammy nominee

41. Jenna Coleman

Actress | Victoria

Jenna Coleman is best known for her BAFTA-nominated performance as Clara in 'Doctor Who' and for playing the title role in ITV's Emmy-nominated series 'Victoria'. She was most recently seen in a lead role as Marie-Andrée Leclerc in the dark crime drama 'The Serpent' for BBC and Netflix opposite ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

English actress best known for the TV shows "Dr. Who," "The Cry," "Emmerdale Farm," and "The Cry"

42. Cat Cora

Actress | Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine

Cat Cora was raised in a small Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi, by a family who held strongly to their Greek and Southern heritage. Both her grandfather, father, and godfather were restaurateurs and, by the time she was fifteen, she had already presented a business plan to them for her very...

4' 11" (1.5 m)

Is a professional chef and TV personality; was the first female chef inducted into the American Academy of Chefs Hall of Fame

43. Piper Curda

Actress | I Didn't Do It

Piper Curda is an actress, known for Rule the Mix (2011), I Didn't Do It (2014) and Save the Date (2013). She is one of five siblings who all work in the entertainment industry. She plays the role of Jasmine on Disney Channel's I Didn't Do It. She previously recurred on Disney Channel's ANT Farm in...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Youth and Consequences", "I Didn't Do It", and "A.N.T. Farm"

44. Madison Davenport

Actress | Sharp Objects

Madison Danielle Davenport was born in San Antonio, Texas. She started her career in 2005 when she had a small role in Conversations with Other Women (2005). Soon after she appeared in the television series Numb3rs (2005), Close to Home (2005), CSI: NY (2004), and Hot Properties (2005). In 2006, ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Reprisal", "Sharp Objects", and "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series"

45. Michelle DeFraites

Actress | The Quad

Michelle DeFraites, a Mississippi native, discovered her passion for the arts at an early age. With over ten years of dancing and local theater under her belt, Michelle launched into the chaos of Los Angeles and began tackling her career in entertainment. You can currently find her as Madison on ...

5'1½" (1.56 m)

Best known for the movie "Drama Drama" and the TV show "The Quad"

46. Giada De Laurentiis

Producer | Giada at Home

Giada De Laurentiis was born on August 22, 1970 in Rome, Italy. She is a producer and actress, known for Giada at Home 2.0 (2008), Giada Entertains (2016) and Young & Hungry (2014). She was previously married to Todd Thompson.

5'2" (1.57 m)

Chef, writer, and TV host; granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis

47. Judi Dench

Actress | Skyfall

Dame Judi Dench was born Judith Olivia Dench in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England. She attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with the ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

British actress who has won an Academy Award, 11 BAFTA Awards, and 2 Golden Globe Awards; was the first person to win 2 Laurence Olivier Awards for different roles

Was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order Of the British Empire

48. Lucy DeVito

Actress | Deadbeat

Lucy DeVito was born on March 11, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Deadbeat (2014), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) and Leaves of Grass (2009).

4'10" (1.47 cm)

Best known for the TV shows "Deadbeat" and "Alpha House"

Is the daughter of actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman

49. Jenna Dewan

Actress | Step Up

Jenna Dewan is an actress, former model, and dancer. She was born on December 3, 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Nancy (Bursch) and Darryll Dewan. Her father is of half Syrian Lebanese and half Polish descent, and her mother has German, English, and Cornish ancestry. Jenna grew up in Grapevine, ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Actress and dancer best known for the movie "Step Up", and the TV series "Witches of East End", "American Horror Story", and "Soundtrack"

Formerly married to actor Channing Tatum

50. Rocsi Diaz

Self | 106 & Park Top 10 Live

Rocsi Diaz was born on November 17, 1983 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She is an actress and producer, known for 106 & Park (2000), Entertainment Tonight (1981) and Cannonball (2020).

5'2" (1.57 m)

Honduran actress best known for the movie "Soul Ties"

51. Beth Ditto

Actress | Nocturnal Animals

Beth Ditto was born on February 19, 1981 in Searcy, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Nocturnal Animals (2016), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) and On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019). She was previously married to Kristin Ogata.

5'1" (1.55 m)

Actress and writer best known for the TV show "On Becoming a God in Central Florida"

52. DreamDoll

Actress | Black Heat

DreamDoll is known for Black Heat (2024), Lola 2 (2022) and Bid for Love 2.

5'0" (1.52 m)

Is a reality TV personality

53. Hilary Duff

Actress | A Cinderella Story

Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, to Susan Duff (née Cobb) and Robert Erhard Duff, a partner in convenience store chain. When Hilary was six, she had been traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duff but decided she wanted to fulfill her dream of ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for the movies "The Lizzie Maguire Movie", "The Perfect Man", and "Raise Your Voice"; also for the TV series "Younger"

54. Holly Earl

Actress | Humans

Holly Earl was born on August 31, 1992 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Humans (2015), Erica (2019) and Loving Vincent (2017).

5'0" (1.52 m)

English actress best known for the TV shows "Humans", "Cuckoo", and "Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands"

55. Meredith Eaton

Actress | Paranormal Activity 3

Meredith Eaton is well known for her breakout recurring role as feisty attorney Bethany Horowitz, on the ABC hit series Boston Legal (2004). Meredith has also guest starred on several critically acclaimed prime time shows, such as House M.D. (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and ...

4'0" (1.22 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Boston Legal", "Battle Creek", and "MacGuyver"

56. Missy Elliott

Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Hip-hop emcee and R&B songwriter Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott has become one of the most esteemed figures in contemporary American music, providing material for artists including MC Lyte, Adina Howard, and Jodeci, as well as working as an arranger, producer, talent ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Is an American rapper and singer-songwriter; her debut album reached number three on the Billboard 200, at the time the highest charting debut for a female rapper

Has won 4 Grammy Awards and been nominated an additional 9 times; is reportedly the best-selling female rapper in history

57. Cynthia Erivo

Actress | Harriet

Cynthia Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild ...

5'0½" (1.54 m)

English actress who has won an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, and a Tony Award; has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards, a BAFTA, and 2 Golden Globes

58. Melissa Etheridge

Soundtrack | An Inconvenient Truth

Melissa Etheridge was born on May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Money Train (1995) and The Devil's Own (1997). She has been married to Linda Wallem since May 31, 2014.

5'2" (1.57 m)

American singer, songwriter, and musician; has won an Academy Award, 2 Grammy Awards, and received 10 additional Grammy nominations

Is also a gay rights activist and environmentalist

59. Lucy Fallon

Actress | Coronation Street

Lucy Fallon was born on November 13, 1995 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Sour Hall (2021) and Tom Jones (2023).

5'1" (1.55 m)

English actress best known for the TV soap opera "Coronation Street"

60. Priah Ferguson

Actress | Stranger Things

Priah Nicole Ferguson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and is the eldest of two girls. She is best known for her breakout role as Erica Sinclair on season 2 of Stranger Things. Her old-soul and quick-wit charm always had people in stitches. Her parents, also artistic, recognized her outgoing and ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Actress best known for the TV show "Stranger Things"

61. America Ferrera

Actress | Barbie

America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Betty Suarez on the American Broadcasting Company's comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty (2006) . Her acting garnered critical acclaim, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Best ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress best known for the movie "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", and the TV shows "Ugly Betty" and "Superstore"

62. Sally Field

Actress | Forrest Gump

Sally Margaret Field was born November 6, 1946 in Pasadena, California, to actress Margaret Field (née Morlan) and salesman Richard Dryden Field. Her parents divorced in 1950 and her mother then married stuntman Jock Mahoney, and they had a daughter, Princess O'Mahoney. She also has a brother, ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

American actress who has won 2 Academy Awards, 2 Golden Globes, and 3 Emmy Awards

Her career spans over 50 years, beginning with the TV show "Gidget" in 1965 followed by the TV show "The Flying Nun"; More recently she starred in "ER", "Brothers and Sisters", and "Maniac"

She has appeared in numerous films including "Smokey and the Bandit", "Steel Magnolias", "Forrest Gump", and many others

63. Kim Fields

Actress | The Facts of Life

Kim Fields was born on May 12, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Facts of Life (1979), Living Single (1993) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). She has been married to Christopher Morgan since July 23, 2007. They have two children. She ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Former child actress best known for the TV shows "The Facts of Life", "Living Single", and "Hidden Blessings"

64. Isla Fisher

Actress | Wedding Crashers

Isla Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher, who worked as a banker for the U.N. She spent her early childhood in Bathgate, Scotland, before moving to Perth, Australia with her family in the early 1980s. From a young age, Isla ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Australian actress best known for the TV show "Home and Away" and the movie "Wedding Crashers"

Is married to actor Sacha Baron Cohen

65. Georgia Flood

Actress | Anzac Girls

Georgia Ann Flood was born on November 29, 1992 in Phillip Island, Australia. Georgia started modeling as a child in the United Arab Emirates, before returning to Melbourne with her family. At age 14 Georgia began to pursue her acting career and has continually worked in the Australian TV, film and...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Australian actress best known for the TV shows "Home and Away", "Here Come the Habibs", and "American Princess"

66. Laura Fraser

Actress | A Knight's Tale

Laura Fraser was born on 24th July 1975 and brought up in Glasgow. Her father, Alister, used to run a small building company but is now an aspiring scriptwriter; her mother, Rose, used to be a nurse but is now a college lecturer. She has an older brother who works with computers, a younger sister ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

British actress best known for the TV shows "Breaking Bad", "Better Call Saul", and "The Missing"

Is a BAFTA Award winner

67. Dawn French

Actress | French and Saunders

Dawn was educated at a weekly boarding school in Plymouth and spent the weekends with her grandparents who lived nearby She never felt at home at the school as it was too posh. She met Jennifer Saunders while training to be a teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama and became flat mates ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Welsh actress who has won a BAFTA Award and been nominated an additional 7 times

68. Soleil Moon Frye

Actress | Punky Brewster

Soleil Moon Frye began acting at the age of two, after seeing her father, veteran actor Virgil Frye, and brother, Meeno Peluce, on TV. Her father got her an agent, Herb Tannen & Associates in Hollywood, and her career soon took off. Her mother, Sondra Peluce, became her manager. At age eight, she ...

5'1" (1.55m)

Is a director-producer and former child actor best known for the TV show "Punky Brewster"

69. Nelly Furtado

Actress | Max Payne

Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Maria Manuela Furtado (née Neto), a motel cleaner & António José Furtado, a stonemason. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer

70. Lady Gaga

Soundtrack | A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.

Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Joseph Anthony ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA for her role in the movie "A Star is Born"

Is a 5-time Grammy Award winner, and one of the best-selling music artists in the world

71. Meagan Good

Actress | Think Like a Man

Meagan Monique Good was born on 8 August 1981 in Panorama City, California, USA, to Tyra Wardlow-Doyle, who worked as her manager, and Leondis "Leon" Good, an LAPD officer. She began appearing on commercials at the age of four. Then she started guest-starring on series like The Parent 'Hood (1995), ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Deception", "Minority Report", and "Californication"

72. Mckenna Grace

Actress | Gifted

Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer from Grapevine, Texas who is known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted. She also acted in I, Tonya, Amityville: The Awakening...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Is an actress and singer named as one of the "Top 30 stars Under Age 18" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 and 2019

73. Nancy Grace

Actress | Midnight Special

Nancy Grace was born on October 23, 1959 in Macon, Georgia, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Midnight Special (2016), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Hancock (2008). She has been married to David Linch since April 21, 2007. They have two children.

5'1" (1.55 m)

Is an American legal commentator and television journalist; hosted a legal show on Court TV for 11 years and a celebrity current affairs show on HLN an additional 11 years

74. Kat Graham

Actress | How It Ends

Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. Working across a variety of genres in film, television and music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.

Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV show "Vampire Diaries"

75. Holliday Grainger

Actress | Cinderella

Holliday Clark Grainger also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles are Kate Beckett in the BAFTA award-winning children's series Roger and the Rottentrolls, Lucrezia Borgia in the Showtime series The Borgias, Robin Ellacott in Strike, DI ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

English actress best known for the movies "Animals" and "Great Expectations" and the TV miniseries "The Borgias" "

76. Ariana Grande

Soundtrack | Don't Look Up

Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter who has five albums certified platinum; has twice been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME magazine

77. Kathy Griffin

Actress | The Cable Guy

Kathy Griffin was raised in the near-west Chicago suburbs, in an Irish-American family. She has three older brothers and an older sister. When her parents retired to California, Kathy moved west with them after graduating from Oak Park River Forest High School, and began trying to break into show ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Comedian and actress who has won 2 Emmy Awards; best known for the reality show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List"

78. Naomi Grossman

Actress | American Horror Story

Naomi Grossman was a 2018 Primetime Emmy nominee for "Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama" for her role in Ctrl Alt Delete. Best known as the first crossover character, the fan-favorite "Pepper" on FX's American Horror Story: Asylum & Freak Show, Naomi also appeared as a new ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Best known as Pepper in the TV series "American Horror Story"

79. Alex Guarnaschelli

Actress | Young & Hungry

Alexandra Maria Guarnaschelli is a chef and executive chef at New York City's Butter restaurant and was executive chef at The Darby restaurant before its closing. She appears as a television personality on the Food Network shows The Kitchen, Chopped, Iron Chef America, All Star Family Cook-off, ...

5' 1" (1.55 m)

Celebrity chef and restaurant owner who has regularly appeared on several shows on The Food Network

80. Diane Guerrero

Actress | Orange Is the New Black

Diane Guerrero (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin. Among her other roles was a recurring role on Are We There Yet? Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there after...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Actress and singer best known for the TV shows "Orange is the New Black" and "Jane the Virgin"

81. Lucy Hale

Actress | Truth or Dare

Lucy Hale has captured the attention of millions through her dynamic on-screen performances in some of the most buzzed about projects in film and television. Hale recently starred as the lead, DC Lake Edmunds, in the new series, Ragdoll, which is streaming on AMC and Alibi. Last year, she finished ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Pretty Little Liars", "Life Sentence", and "Katy Keene"

82. Samantha Hanratty

Actress | Yellowjackets

Sammi Hanratty has been acting for more than half her life. She's had the pleasure of working with some of Hollywood's biggest names including Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis, Simon West, Barry Sonnenfeld, Jim Carrey, Robin Wright, Gary Oldman, Cary Elwes, Ray Liotta, Cuba Gooding Jr...

5'1" (1.55 m)

American actress best known for the TV shows "Salem," Shameless," and "Timeless"

83. Salma Hayek

Actress | Frida

Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Her father is of Lebanese descent and her mother is of Mexican/Spanish ancestry. After having seen Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in a local movie theater, she decided she wanted to become an actress. At age 12, she...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Mexican actress who has been nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy

Best known for the movies "Frida", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Desperado", and "Wild Wild West"

Is married to French billionaire Francois Henri-Pinault

84. Francesca Hayward

Soundtrack | Cats

Francesca Hayward is a Principal ballerina at The Royal Ballet, having trained at the Royal Ballet School. She has performed a number of major roles for the company, including Clara in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and the title role in Giselle. She was inspired to start ballet lessons ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Principal ballerina at the Royal Ballet School in London, England

85. Patricia Heaton

Actress | Everybody Loves Raymond

While studying acting in New York with drama teacher William Esper, Heaton made her Broadway debut in the gospel musical "Don't Get God Started." She and her fellow students then formed Stage Three, an acting company that produced plays Off-Broadway. They took one production, "The Johnstown ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

American actress best known for the TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond", "The Middle", and "Carol's Second Act"

Is a three-time Emmy Award winner

86. Jennifer Love Hewitt

Actress | I Know What You Did Last Summer

Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Patricia Mae (Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. She has English, Italian, French, Scottish, and German ancestry. She got her first name from her older brother Todd Daniel Hewitt (b. November 8, ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Golden Globe nominated actress best known for the movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Heartbreakers," and the TV shows "Party of Five," "Ghost Whisperer," and "The Client List"

87. Eve Hewson

Actress | Robin Hood

Memphis Eve Sunny Day Hewson, known professionally as Eve Hewson, is an Irish actress. Her first major role was in the drama film This Must Be the Place (2011). She played Nurse Lucy Elkins in Steven Soderbergh's TV series The Knick (2014-2015).

Hewson was born in Dublin, the second daughter of ...

5'1" (1.55m)

Irish actress best known for the TV shows "The Knick" and "The Luminaries" and the movies "Blood Ties" and "Robin Hood"

88. Geri Horner

Actress | Spice World

Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, author and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Came to prominence as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls; aka Geri Halliwell

89. Adrienne Houghton

Actress | Coach Carter

Adrienne Eliza Bailon was born on October 24, 1983 in New York City, New York to Nilda Felix & Freddy Bailon. She was raised by her parents & her stepfather Joe Felix. She has a sister named Claudette, who's 3 years older. When they were younger, they would sing for family & friends at home. They ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

90. Vanessa Hudgens

Actress | High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a toddler. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Her mother, Gina Hudgens (née Guangco), an office worker, is from the Philippines. Her father, Greg ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for the movies "Bad Boys for Life" and the "High School Musical" musicals

91. Sarah Hyland

Actress | Vampire Academy

Sarah Hyland was born in New York City to actors Melissa D. Canaday and Edward James Hyland. She began in the business at the age of 4 with commercial work and voice overs. Her first film was Private Parts (1997). She then moved on to The Object of My Affection (1998) and then spent time on Another...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV shows "Modern Family" and "Lipstick Jungle"

92. Bindi Irwin

Actress | Return to Nim's Island

Bindi Irwin was born on July 24, 1998 in Buderim, Queensland, Australia. She is an actress, known for Return to Nim's Island (2013), Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010) and Bindi, the Jungle Girl (2007). She has been married to Chandler Powell since March 25, 2020. They have one child.

4'11" (1.50 m)

Australian actress, TV personality, and conservationist; daughter of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, who was known as "The Crocodile Hunter"

93. Madison Iseman

Actress | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Madison Iseman (born February 14, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her role on the CMT comedy television series Still the King (2016), where she played the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus' character, and for starring in the horror film Annabelle Comes Home (2019) and the comedy Feast of ...

5'1" (1.55 m)

Best known for the TV series "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and the "Jumanji" movies

94. Terri Ivens

Actress | The Bay

Terri Ivens is born Theresa Andrea Linda Evelyn Ivens in Newport Beach, California, USA on Friday June 23, 1967 to her parents from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA are the ancestors from both Urkaine (Ex-The Soviet Union) & The Philippines. Raised in Los Angeles, California, USA as being a kid went to school...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Best known for the TV series "The Bay", "Hotel de Loon", "Tainted Dreams", and "All My Children"

95. Carly Rae Jepsen

Soundtrack | Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe

Singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen was born in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, on November 21, 1985. After graduating from the Heritage Park Secondary School, Jepsen began performing in the nearby city of Vancouver. A few years later, in 2007, she starred as a contestant on the reality ...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Grammy Award-nominated Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress; was the third place finalist on Canadian "American Idol"

96. Carol Kane

Actress | The Princess Bride

American stage, screen and television actress, and comedian Carol Kane (b. Carolyn Laurie Kane, June 18, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio), was born to Elaine Joy (née Fetterman), a jazz singer and pianist, and Michael Myron Kane, an architect. Her family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria). Due ...

5'2" (1.57 )

Is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee and 2-time Emmy Award winner

Best known for the movies "Hester Street", "The Princess Bride", and the TV shows "Hunters", "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and "Taxi"

97. Kim Kardashian

Actress | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

TV star, entrepreneur, fashion designer, and author (New York Times best-seller - "Kardashian Konfidential"), Kim Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, to Kris Jenner (née Kristen Mary Houghton) and attorney Robert Kardashian. Her father was of Armenian descent and her mother is of mostly...

5'2" (1.57 m)

Star of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"; formerly married to billionaire singer and entrepreneur Kanye West, former NBA player Kris Humphries, and music producer Damon Thomas

98. Kourtney Kardashian

Actress | He's All That

Kourtney was born in Los Angeles, California as the eldest of four children of Kris Jenner (née Kristen Mary Houghton) and attorney Robert Kardashian, with siblings Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian. Her father was of Armenian descent and her mother is of mostly English and ...

5'0" (1.52 m)

Best known for the reality TV show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"

99. Anna Kendrick

Actress | Up in the Air

Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a teacher. She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.

For her role as "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was...

5'2" (1.57 m)

American actress best known as Jessica in the "Twilight" movie series

100. Lil' Kim

Soundtrack | You Got Served

Kimberly Denise Jones, was born on July 11, 1974, to parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Mae. She is of Native American and African American descent. Standing just 4 feet 11 inches tall Kimberly Jones seems much less than being just your average girl in the hood, but when "Lil' Kim" was introduced to ...

4'11" (1.50 m)

American rapper and actress; her debut album sold more than 6 million copies